Nataliya Rovenskaya, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia consultant, previously worked in the Russia program at the Ford Foundation. She completed her graduate studies at Columbia University in international affairs, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia. Follow her on Twitter @NRovenskaya_CPJ.
Victor Bwire is the deputy chief executive officer and programs manager of the Media Council of Kenya. He is a safety trainer for journalists and can be reached at [email protected].
Nataliya Rovenskaya, CPJ’s Europe and Central Asia consultant, previously worked in the Russia program at the Ford Foundation. She completed her graduate studies at Columbia University in international affairs, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia. Follow her on Twitter @NRovenskaya_CPJ.
Joel Simon was the executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists from 2006 to 2021. He has written widely on media issues, contributing to Slate, Columbia Journalism Review, The New York Review of Books, World Policy Journal, Asahi Shimbun, and The Times of India. He has led numerous international missions to advance press freedom….
Nicole Schilit is CPJ’s Journalist Assistance Program Coordinator. She has a master’s in public administration from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and a bachelor’s in documentary photography from Oberlin College in Ohio.
CPJ Middle East and North Africa Program Coordinator Sherif Mansour has worked to advocate for democracy and human rights in Egypt. He has a master’s in international relations from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, and a bachelor’s in education from Cairo’s Al-Azhar University.